Jingle Bells!

On Friday, we finally turned on our furnace. Chad had to twist my arm to turn it on because, for some reason, I thought 60 degrees didn't feel too bad with a few sweatshirts on. =)
We have officially kicked off the baking season. Yummy cinnamon and sugar cookies!

When our children woke us up at 6:00 Saturday morning to tell us that it snowed, I couldn't believe it! I swore, by the excitement from the kids, that it was Christmas morning. I contemplated setting up the Christmas tree, got the okay from Chad, but couldn't go through with it. I think we'll wait until November. Turns out we skipped fall and went right into winter.
After Sunday breakfast, the kids were eager to play in the snow, so they got bundled up and headed outside. They made it just outside the door when they dropped like flies on the deck and began to make snow angels.

What's a snowy day without hot cocoa?

Making pumpkins. I tried separating Brock and Ella so they didn't kill each other. It turns out that they can still fight and annoy each other from across the table. *sigh*
Where's Sophie?

Hiding under the table eating paper.

The kids' cousin, Annah, had a birthday party on Sunday that we all went to. It was a Dora themed party, and Annah was the cutest Birthday Girl ever! Happy Birthday, Annah!

Looking for deer on the way home. We saw a lot!

Random Sophie pics

Look at my teeth!